Akzo Nobel Deco

Akzo Nobel Deco GmbH is a German subsidiary of the Dutch coatings group AkzoNobel. It is associated with decorative paints and a portfolio of brands serving different coating and surface-treatment needs. The documented brands include Herbol for wall paint; Levis and Sikkens for paints, lacquers or wood stains; Hammerite for metal coatings; Dulux for wall paints and lacquers; Molto for fillers and related products; and Xyladecor for wood stains. The company’s corporate history connects it to two major chemical and coatings groups. Until 1994 it operated as BASF Deco GmbH, a direct subsidiary of BASF. In 2007, ICI Paints Deco GmbH, the German branch of Imperial Chemical Industries, was integrated into the business. The available evidence identifies Akzo Nobel Deco as a German subsidiary of AkzoNobel but does not establish a founding date, founder, precise headquarters, or current detailed organizational structure. The supplied company website is a German AkzoNobel location page for decorative paints. The evidence supports a German operating focus and the association with the listed consumer and professional coatings brands; it does not provide reliable information about sales figures, current executives, specific campaigns, or individual product formulations.

Akzo Nobel Deco GmbH is described as a German subsidiary of the Dutch AkzoNobel group. Its documented corporate history predates its current AkzoNobel association: until 1994, the company operated as BASF Deco GmbH and was a direct subsidiary of BASF. The available account identifies 1994 as the end of that BASF subsidiary period, but does not specify the transaction or other organizational details associated with the change. A further major development occurred in 2007, when ICI Paints Deco GmbH was integrated into the business. ICI Paints Deco GmbH was the German branch of Imperial Chemical Industries, which the source describes as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of paints and lacquers. The integration expanded the company’s documented organizational history to include the German decorative-paints operation of ICI. The company is associated with a range of product brands. Herbol is identified with wall paint; Levis with lacquers; Sikkens with paints and wood stains; Hammerite with metal coatings; Dulux with wall paints and lacquers; Molto with fillers and similar products; and Xyladecor with wood stains. The source also notes that the Zweihorn business division is based at the Hilden branch. The supplied AkzoNobel web address points to a German decorative-paints location page for Cologne, but the available evidence does not establish that location as the company’s legal headquarters. No supported founding date, founder, executive roster, or further dated corporate milestones were provided.

• 2007

  ICI Paints Deco integrated

• 1994

  BASF Deco subsidiary period ends

A German decorative-paints subsidiary within AkzoNobel, associated with a multi-brand portfolio spanning wall paints, lacquers, wood stains, metal coatings, and fillers.

• Herbol

  A brand identified with wall paint.

• Levis

  A brand identified with lacquers.

• Sikkens

  A brand identified with paints and wood stains.

• Hammerite

  A brand identified with metal coatings.

• Dulux

  A brand identified with wall paints and lacquers.

• Molto

  A brand identified with fillers and related products.

• Xyladecor

  A brand identified with wood stains.

• Zweihorn

  The source identifies a Zweihorn business division at the Hilden branch.

1. 1Akzo Nobel Decode.wikipedia.org
2. 2AkzoNobel Germany decorative paints location pageakzonobel.com
3. 3Akzo Nobel Decowikidata.org